Which is your practical light modifier for outdoor portraits?

Assuming a single speedlight for outdoor portraits either as fill light or off-camera key light for backlit subjects, which modifier(s) do you use and why?

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depends on how much power I need.

Varies by shoot and needs. What time of day? What's the weather like? What sort of "look" do I want? Did my assistant come along, or did I bring my cart and sandbags, or is it just me with the little bit of stuff I can carry?

When shooting outdoors, I'm going to bring one of these options:
- Speedlight in this 42" brolly box. This works well for main light, or it works well for fill light. Maybe I'll use one or two additional bare speedlights for kicker/rim lights. However, for this I need sandbag(s) and/or assistant to hold it, because a breeze will topple this right over.

- Bare Speedlight, no modifier.

- On-camera Speedlight. Maybe bounced, if there's something to bounce.

- No added light, just ambient. Maybe a reflector but I'm pretty lousy with reflectors.

- Elinchrom D-Lite it 2 with Maxi-Lite dish and Vagabond for power. This is reasonably wind-resistant even with a tall stand.

nathancarter wrote in post #18199009
Varies by shoot and needs. What time of day? What's the weather like? What sort of "look" do I want? Did my assistant come along, or did I bring my cart and sandbags, or is it just me with the little bit of stuff I can carry?

When shooting outdoors, I'm going to bring one of these options:
- Speedlight in this 42" brolly box. This works well for main light, or it works well for fill light. Maybe I'll use one or two additional bare speedlights for kicker/rim lights. However, for this I need sandbag(s) and/or assistant to hold it, because a breeze will topple this right over.

- Bare Speedlight, no modifier.

- On-camera Speedlight. Maybe bounced, if there's something to bounce.

- No added light, just ambient. Maybe a reflector but I'm pretty lousy with reflectors.

- Elinchrom D-Lite it 2 with Maxi-Lite dish and Vagabond for power. This is reasonably wind-resistant even with a tall stand.

Pretty much the same here, except Ranger RX Speed instead of D-Lite Vag

BTW, here's a great video of doing outdoor shooting. I like the lighting set ups and the lens usage.
https://www.youtube.co​m …c8Sx-PbQ&feature=youtu.be

When I used to shoot with speedlites, I was mainly using Qbox 24". My main subjects mainly single person model shots. Now a days either SP systems 37" octa, 22" kacey beauty dish or the medium softbox. And no speedlites as they don't have enough power for me.